(192293) Dominikbrunner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 October 1990 by Borngen, F., Schmadel, L. D. at Tautenburg.
On 2009 Sept. 12, the Bavarian entrepreneur Dominik Florian Brunner (1959-2009) was violently killed in a suburban train station in Munich when he tried to stop four children from being abused by two ruffians. The name was suggested by the first discoverer.Naming citation (20100330/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dominikbrunner is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dominikbrunner is 2.37 au from the Sun and 1.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 192293 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 TA2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.21 |
| Orbital period | 4.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.152 |
| Inclination | 4.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.32 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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